# Texas Funeral Commission Faces Oversight Crisis

> Texas Funeral Commission's lax oversight of body donations risks agency collapse.
- Title: Texas Funeral Commission Faces Oversight Crisis · Texastribune
- Summary: Texas Funeral Commission's lax oversight of body donations risks agency collapse.
- Keywords: texas funeral commission, body donations, sunset commission, human anatomical donation program, complaint resolution, regulatory oversight, Texastribune
- Source: Texastribune — https://feeds.texastribune.org/link/16799/17524222/texas-funeral-commission-sunset-review-body-donations
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- Topics: texas funeral commission, body donations, sunset commission, human anatomical donation program, complaint resolution, regulatory oversight, news, local
## Oversight Laxity
Texas Funeral Commission's oversight of body donations is so lax it jeopardizes the agency's future.
## Regulatory Shortcomings
Sunset Commission found core regulatory failures in body donation program oversight.
## Mismanagement Allegations
Funeral commission faced mismanagement claims in body donation program supervision.
## Complaint Backlog
Funeral commission resolved 197 complaints but took over 370 days to resolve each.
## Program Prioritization
Commission de-prioritized body donations to focus on traditional funeral home regulation.
## Key takeaway

Texas Funeral Commission must make significant changes to oversee body donations after Sunset Commission review found regulatory failures and delayed complaint resolutions.